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Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh receives a memorandum from Chakma Delegation of North East led by Uttam Chakma in New Delhi
Dr Singh says, 30% of NEC’s allocations will go for neglected sections of North East.
Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that exclusive 30% allocation has been decided for neglected sections of North East.
Dr Jitendra Singh, who was speaking to a Chakma delegation represented by ‘Committee for Citizenship Rights of the Chakma and Hajong’ of Arunachal Pradesh, said that the North Eastern Council affiliated to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  had, on the advice of Home Minister Amit Shah, moved a proposal which was approved at the Cabinet Meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accordingly, he said, it has been decided that 30% of North Eastern Council's allocations for new projects under the existing schemes of North Eastern Council will be devoted for focus development of deprived areas, deprived/neglected sections of societies and emerging sectors of the North Eastern States.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, this will also help in the development of the neglected sections of the society in the North East and reduce inter-region and inter- tribe/community disparity which, in turn, would help in addressing the needs of hitherto neglected sections including Chakmas. This scheme would also lead to preservation of cultural diversity of North East and help growth of such scripts /languages, which are gradually becoming extinct.
Dr Jitendra Singh reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to develop the North Eastern States and bring them at par with other more developed States of the country and at the same time also ensure equitable development of different areas within the North Eastern Region as well as different tribes and communities living in the region. He said, the recent decision about 30% allocation from North Eastern Council will lead to holistic development with enhanced focus on deprived areas and neglected sections.
Dr Jitendra Singh also lauded the North Eastern Council for continuing work on its various projects even during the COVID pandemic. He also referred to the COVID related support offered by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  and North Eastern Council to the States of North Eastern region.
During the meeting, Dr Jitendra Singh also received a memorandum from Uttam Chakma who led the delegation.
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PIB Headquarters
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat – Celebration of Unity in Diversity of our Nation- Abdul Azeem, Director, Youth Services
Hyderabad is a mini Bharat- S. Venkateswar, DG, PIB
Telangana –Haryana paired for Inter State Youth Exchange Program
“Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” is to celebrate the Unity in Diversity of our Nation said Sri Mohammed Abdul Azeem, IAS, Director of Youth Services, Telangana in Inter State Youth Exchange Program by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Telangana State.
Sri Nazeem said EBSB through this innovative measure, the knowledge of the culture, traditions and practices of different States & UTs will lead to an enhanced understanding and bonding between the States, thereby strengthening the unity and integrity of India.
Sri S.Venkateswar, Director General, PIB said Hyderabad is a Mini Bharat, where different cultures, different food habits exists. He further said State level pairings, the activity will be very useful to link various States and Districts in annual programmes that will connect people through exchanges in areas of culture, tourism, language, education trade etc. and citizens will be able to experience the cultural diversity of a much larger number of States/UTs while realizing that India is one. Various activities are organized and planned to promote the national integration through Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, he added.
Telangana and Haryana states are paired for Inter State Youth Exchange Program, the program started on 9th January and will continue up to 23rd January, 2020.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
CENSUS OF WATER BODIES
Ministry of Jal Shakti launched the first census of water bodies in convergence with the sixth minor irrigation census , under the centrally sponsored scheme – “Irrigation Census”. The objective of the census of water bodies is to develop a national database for all water bodies by collecting information on all important aspects of the subject including their size, condition, status of encroachments, use, storage capacity etc. In the first census of water bodies, a total of 24,24,540 water bodies were reported in the country out of which 23,55,055 water bodies are in Rural areas and 69,485 water bodies are in Urban areas. State-wise information on number of water bodies in rural and urban area as available from the first census of water bodies is given in the Annexure.
The lesser proportion of water bodies in the urban areas is quite obvious since the urban areas have undergone expansions and infrastructural development which might have caused depletion of water bodies. Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.
All natural or man-made units bounded on all sides with some or no masonry work used for storing water for irrigation or other purposes  were treated as water bodies in the first census of water bodies. All such water bodies were enumerated in rural as well as urban areas as per the master data provided by the States/UTs at the time of launch of the census.
The first census of water bodies was conducted in convergence with the sixth Minor Irrigation census. As per usual practice, the census was conducted by the State/UT Governments through nodal department identified in each State /UT for this purpose. The primary work of collection of data was carried out by the enumerators who were either village level workers or village accountants or Lekhpals or Patwaries or any other official designated by the State/UT Government. The overall quality of field work was monitored by Block/District level/ State level officers.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
Probationers of the Indian Revenue Service  Call on the President
A group of probationers of 69th batch of Indian Revenue Service  called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Addressing the probationers, the President said that boundaries of nations are opening up to greater economic cooperation. On the other hand, economic challenges are also making boundaries more crucial. IRS officers are going to be the guardians of our economic frontiers.
The President said that with the objective of making the country more self-reliant, the government has launched the Make in India initiative. IRS officers’ role with respect to it is that tax administrators should strive to provide an environment within which trade and industry can thrive. Their motto with respect to international trade should be: ‘Border divides, Customs connect’. This will help transform India to a 5 trillion dollar economy.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry marks the Silver Jubilee of The Transplantation of Human Organs Act , 1994
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey appeals for people’s participation in the organ donation movement
“People’s participation and people’s awareness is the key for encouraging organ donation.” This was stated by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State  at the silver jubilee function of The Transplantation of Human Organs Act , 1994 , organized by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization , here today. Giving a clarion call for “Angdaan, Mahadaan, Mahakalyan,” Shri Choubey said that people’s participation has to be ensured for this noble cause and children have to be made aware of it from the beginning. He urged other departments of the government to be involved in this movement for encouraging organ donation.
In his address, Shri Choubey said that many myths and misconceptions surround organ donation. He stated that very often, organ donation gets discouraged on the basis of superstitions. Shri Choubey urged the people to come forward for organ donation without any fear. He also urged the states to share their data with NOTTO so that National Donor and Recipient Registries can be maintained at the central level. “This will allow a fair and seamless allocation of organs and tissues to recipients across all societal divides. The final aim of a central digitized organ allocation system that ensures a transparent allocation to recipients, both rich and poor, can only be achieved through updated data of all states and hospitals on the national database,” he elaborated.
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey also unveiled the silver jubilee copy of ‘The Transplantation of Human Organs Act , 1994’ and launched the online system for the objective of “Million for a Billion” pledges.
Also present at the event were Dr. S. Venkatesh, Director General Health Services, Shri Mandeep Bhandari, Joint Secretary, MoHFW and other senior officers from the Ministry and state offices.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 194.09 Cr
Over 3.44 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 24,052
4,270 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.73%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.84%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 194.09 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,47,42,189 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.44 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,07,260
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2nd Dose
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1,00,43,445
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Precaution Dose
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52,97,603
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,19,772
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2nd Dose
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1,75,89,730
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Precaution Dose
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89,18,650
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,44,23,443
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2nd Dose
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1,76,43,628
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,96,03,983
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2nd Dose
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4,62,09,095
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,73,28,605
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2nd Dose
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49,17,57,809
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Precaution Dose
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10,95,045
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,32,81,633
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2nd Dose
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19,12,34,745
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Precaution Dose
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15,42,073
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,71,14,866
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2nd Dose
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11,92,96,149
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Precaution Dose
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1,97,38,623
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Precaution Dose
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3,65,91,994
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Total
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1,94,09,46,157
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 24,052. Active cases now constitute 0.06% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.73%. 2,619 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,26,28,073.
4,270 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,13,699 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 85.26 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.84% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.03%.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Condoles the passing away of Shri Lalji Tandon
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today condoled the passing away of the Madhya Pradesh Governor Shri Lalji Tandon.
In a tweet, Shri Narendra Modi described Shri Tandon as one who was “well-versed with constitutional matters”.
He said, “Shri Lalji Tandon will be remembered for his untiring efforts to serve society. He made a mark as an effective administrator, always giving importance of public welfare. Anguished by his passing away”.
Prime Minister also recalled Shri Tandon’s long association with former Prime Minister Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
STATE/ UT-WISE DETAILS OF UNSPENT FUND OF WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES
Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission -Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household in the country to have assured potable water through tap connection. Further, Water being a State subject, it is the States who plan, implement and operate & maintain water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. Details of Central fund lying unspent with States as reported under JJM as on 02.08.2023 is annexed.
To provide financial support to State Governments, Government of India, through Ministry of Finance , is extending Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment with allocation of an amount of Rs. 1.30 lakh Crore for 2023-24 as 50-year interest free loan. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 1 lakh Crore has been earmarked for Part-I  and 20 percent of the funds allocated under Part-I may be utilized by the States for contributing State's share for Jal Jeevan Mission  and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana for 2023-24.
Further, under the JJM, convergence of funds with other schemes such as MGNREGS, Integrated Watershed Management Programme , 15th Finance Commission tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs, State schemes, CSR funds, etc. has also been envisaged.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
Government decides to expand COVID19 Vaccination for 12-13 yrs and 13-14 yrs age groups from 16th March 2022
Condition of co-morbidity for 60+ population removed; all above 60 years now eligible for Precaution Dose of COVID Vaccine from 16th March 2022
Union Government after due deliberations with scientific bodies has decided to start COVID19 vaccination for 12-13 yr and 13-14 yr age groups  of population from 16th March 2022. The COVID19 vaccine to be administered would be Corbevax manufactured by Biological E. Limited, Hyderabad.
It is to be noted that population above 14 years of age is already being administered COVID19 vaccine under the ongoing COVID19 vaccination programme.
Government has also decided that the condition of co-morbidity for COVID19 Precaution Dose for population over 60 years of age will be removed forthwith. Hence, from 16th March 2022 onwards, the entire population above 60 years of age will be eligible for Precaution Dose of COVID19 vaccine.
Ministry of Defence
Women Applicants for NDA Examination
NDA  – 2021. Total Number of applications received – 5,75,856.Total number of applications received from female candidates – 1,77,654. Necessary infrastructure and facilities for training of female candidates are in place.
Medical standards have been notified in the UPSC notification. Physical standards will be finalized before commencement of training.
There was no restriction on the number of female applicants who could apply for 2021 National Defence Academy Examination.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Dr Amar Patnaik in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Training to Public Representatives
The Government has been implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan  w.e.f 2018-19 with the primary aim of strengthening governance capabilities of Panchayati Raj Institutions  to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals .
The Scheme envisages enhancing the capacities of Panchayats through a concerted, capacity building process and expansion of outreach and coverage of training. It aims to strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of people’s participation with focus on vulnerable groups. RGSA has programmatic focus on ensuring basic orientation training for the Elected Representatives  of Panchayats within 6 months of their election, and refresher trainings within two years. It lays greater thrust for e-enablement of Panchayats, for e-governance to enhance efficiency and transparency.
The Government has not proposed to organize any special training programme for imparting training to the public representatives in municipal bodies with respect to their rights, duties and powers. However, under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation , 56310 functionaries and elected representatives have been trained so far. Segregated information of functionaries & elected representatives is not maintained by the Government.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launches three books for childrennamely Kumbh, Garam Pahad and Dilli ki Bulbul  authored by popular writerDr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched three books which are a collection of stories for children namelyKumbh, Garam Pahad and Dilli ki Bulbul in New Delhi today. Authored by popular writer of children’s books and travelogues Dr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain, the three books are a collection of stories for children and have brought out environmental issues and topics like socio-cultural unity& cultural heritage in a very simple and interesting manner.Dr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain is an officer of Indian Administrative Services .
Speaking on the occasion Shri Nishank congratulated Dr. Anita for her wonderful writings and called her a unique personality who is balancing between her administrative work and creative work. Appreciating the sensitively written books, the HRD minister said that these books are not a product of imagination of an arm chair writer but have been creatively borne out of the real life experiences of the author. Shri Nishank said that these books are very useful for its readers, especially for children as they are narrating stories of our culture and heritage along with the message of save environment in a very lucid manner. Shri Nishank also congratulated National Book Trust for their efforts in publishing Kumbh and Garam Pahad for their readers.
During the launch, the author, Dr. Anita Bhatnagar gave brief introduction about her books.She told that ‘Kumbh’ is the first Children’s storybook on Kumbh published by National Book Trust. She said that through this book children will come to know about our cultural and social values.
She informed that ‘Garam Pahad’  is collection of 3 stories  on Environment published by National Book Trust.
While giving brief introduction of 'Dilli Ki Bulbul', Dr. Anita said that it is a compilation of 10 Short Stories on Environment & Morality for Children. She informed Dilli Ki Bulbul was earlier launched by Shri ram Naik, Governor, Uttar Pradesh in Hindi and Union HRD Minister launched its Sindhi translated version today. She also informed that ‘Dilli Ki Bulbul’ has also been selected for the English version by National Book Trust.
Dr. Anita Bhatnagar Jain has written overall more than 40 publications including research papers, articles,Travelogues, Children’s stories and books, focused on Environment and Morality.
Special Service and Features
Admission will be based on Common University Entrance Test  score : RGNIYD Director
The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development , Director Prof. Sibnath Deb said the admission for all courses will be based on Common University Entrance Test  score.
Addressing the media at the institute campus, Prof. Sibnath Deb said that the RGNIYD had received more than one lakh applications for all courses.
“Interested students who wrote CUET for admission in RGNIYD, have to register themselves in the link available in our website . Among the students who have registered, students will be admitted based on the CUET score and reservation as per Government of India norms”, he further said.
Prof. Sibnath Deb said that based on the need and demand in the job market, the RGNIYD in the last academic year introduced six new courses which include M.Sc. Computer Science , M.Sc. Computer Science , M.Sc. Computer Science , M.Sc. Mathematics, M.A English and M.A. Sociology. In the next academic year, the institute has proposed to Introduce Master Programme in Child Rights and Child Protection.
He highlighted various activities of the institute in terms of teaching and research besides highlighting its outreach activities, collaborative training programmes with other reputed Indian and foreign institutions.
Ministry of Railways
Railway Projects in North Eastern Region
As on 01.04.2021, 20 Projects costing Rs.74,485 crore for 2,011 km length falling fully/partly in North Eastern Region are under different stage of planning/ approval/ execution, out of which 321 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs. 26,874 crore incurred upto March, 2021. These include-
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- 14 New Line Projects covering a length of 1,181 km at a cost of
Rs 56,553 crore, out of which 253 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 23,994 crore incurred upto March, 2021.
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- 6 Doubling Projects covering a length of 830 km at a cost of
Rs 17,932 crore, out of which 68 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 2,880 crore incurred upto March, 2021.
During 2014-21, 1356 km projects  falling fully/partly in North Eastern Region have been commissioned at an average rate
193.71 km per year, which is 94% more than average commissioning during 2009-14 .
For financial year 2021-22, total Budget outlay of Rs 6,913 crore has been provided for infrastructure and safety works falling fully/ partly in North Eastern Region, which is 226% more with respect to average annual budget outlay of 2009-14 . Average annual Budget allocation for these projects during 2014-19 has been enhanced to Rs 5,531 crore per year from Rs 2,122 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 161% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14 and budget outlay of Rs 4,669 crore was provided for these projects for financial year 2020-21 which is 120% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.
Funds are allotted project-wise on yearly basis, based on requirement projected by the Zonal Railways depending upon progress of the work subject to availability of funds.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.